It was a huge night in Halifax on Thursday, April 9, 2015 when nearly 400 Acadia alumni and friends gathered at the World Trade and Convention Centre for the 13^th Acadia Alumni Gala Dinner and Silent Auction. The annual event, in support of athletics and student financial aid at Acadia, acknowledged this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients: world-renowned physicist Dr. Paul Corkum (’65) and retired Vice-Chairman of the Royal Bank of Canada, Dr. Bruce Galloway (’68). Emceed by Acadia alumnus Peter Harrison (’84), the evening featured a pre-dinner reception hosted by McInnis Cooper and remarks from Dr. Galloway, Dr. Corkum, Chancellor Dr. Libby Burnham (’60), President Ray Ivany, University Chaplain Tim McFarland (’92), Associated Alumni President Doug Jackson (’99) and Acadia’s Director of Athletics Kevin Dickie. Another highlight was strong support for the S.M.I.LE. raffle on a travel package to Toronto donated by Paul Bailey ('75), which netted $4,800, double any previous single-night amount raised at the Gala for the S.M.I.LE. program. For more, see our photo gallery: http://ow.ly/LrMX0

(Photos: Peter Oleskevich)